City of Westminster

city and borough in London, England, UK

The City of Westminster is a city and London borough. It is to the west of the City of London. Its most important area, Westminster, contains the Houses of Parliament, Whitehall, Downing Street and Westminster Abbey. The main official residence of the British monarch, Buckingham Palace, is also located in the City of Westminster.

City of Westminster
Westminster
Shown within Greater London
Official website http://www.westminster.gov.uk/
Geography
Status London borough
City (1540)
Area
— Total
Ranked 346th
21.48 km²
ONS code 00BK
Admin HQ Victoria
Demographics
Population
— Total (2005 est.)
Density
Ranked 44th (of 354)
244,400
11,378 / km²
Ethnicity 73.2% White
48.5% White British
3.7% Irish
21.0% all other white backgrounds
8.9% South Asian
7.4% African-Caribbean
2.2% Chinese
Politics
Leadership Leader & Cabinet
Mayor Cllr Carolyn Keen
Executive Conservative
MPs Karen Buck (Lab)
Mark Field (Con)
London Assembly
— Member
West Central
Angie Bray (Con)